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Florida bets on Feinberg

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:06:19 +0000

Business owners in Florida believe Kenneth Feinberg will manage the $20 billion oil spill claims fund fairly and efficiently, but considering of the complicated nature of their claims, they’re anxious about how much they’ll get paid.

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100 days after the spill: Feinberg in Florida

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:59:23 +0000

Wednesday marks the 100th day since the oil spill began, and business owners across the Gulf Coast who’ve seen the tourists they depend on vanish hope that somehow the next 100 days will get better.

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How plunging into debt led to sales of $1 million

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:03:46 +0000

For 12 years, Andrea Herrera played it safe and stayed out of debt.

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The wrong fix for small biz lending

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:21:06 +0000

In a speech last week, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said banks across the country are systematically denying loan requests from financially credible small businesses. Bernanke implored community banks to lend more to small businesses, saying they are “crucial to America’s recovery.”

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Auto dealers shut down too fast

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:21:00 +0000

Automakers GM and Chrysler were pressured to quickly close hundreds of dealerships by the Treasury agency without regard for the job losses that would aftermath, according to a government watchdog report out Sunday.

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Babysitters for backyard chickens

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:52:26 +0000

You’ve heard of cat-sitters, dog-sitters and, of course, babysitters. But chicken-sitters?

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The Honest Tea guys look back

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:10:41 +0000

In September 1997, I went for a run with a friend in New York City. We both wanted a tasty post-exercise drink, but everything on the market was too sweet.

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Spill czar: ‘It’s my shout’

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:23:00 +0000

For Gulf businesses wondering whether their oil spill claims will be paid, there’s one guy who’ll decide — Kenneth Feinberg, the former special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

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Pawning the family heirlooms

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:30:03 +0000

You might be forgiven whether you don’t place pawnshops in the vanguard of environmental sophistication. But don’t sell them short. “We’re the original recyclers,” says Beverly Hornstein, who works in her husband Donald’s pawnshop, Littman’s, which has been a fixture in downtown Norfolk, Va., for 118 years.

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Why a $14/hour worker costs $20

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:24:28 +0000

You probably cost your boss a lot more than you think you do.

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The wrong fix for small business lending

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:04:51 +0000

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BP claims centers hit the road

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:18:32 +0000

Embattled oil giant BP plans to unveil a mobile claims office in Louisiana on Tuesday, according to a statement from the company.

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Watchdog: Auto dealers shut down too fast

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:07:12 +0000

Automakers GM and Chrysler were pressured to quickly close hundreds of dealerships by the Treasury agency without regard for the job losses that would outcome, according to a government watchdog report out Sunday.

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Bernanke: $40B in loans disappears

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:43:24 +0000

In the last two years, $40 billion worth of loans to small business loans have evaporated, and correcting the problem should be “front and center among our current policy challenges,” said Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, in a speech Monday.

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Florida: BP’s next big mess

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:13:46 +0000

Oil just stopped gushing out of the leak on the ocean floor Thursday, but its impact in Florida has only just begun to surface.

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